January 15, 2019 were published summary data on the persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia. In 2018, 269 searches in the homes of Jehovah's Witnesses. According to believers, some of the searches were rude and were accompanied by offensive comments, during the search police and FSB officers confiscated Bibles, electronic devices, passports, money and "even photographs hanging on the wall. Often searches were carried out armed policemen in masks.

On January 16, 2019, a sentence was overturned in St. Petersburg in the case of posting anti-Semitic images and a xenophobic video on a social network. On January 16, 2019, the St. Petersburg City Court considered an appeal against the verdict in the case against local resident Ivan Barbakov. Recall that on November 9, 2018, the Kalininsky District Court of St. Petersburg found Barbakov guilty under Part 1 of Art.

In January 2019, in the city of Naberezhnye Chelny of the Republic of Tatarstan, the court dismissed the criminal case under Art. 282 of the Criminal Code against local activist Almaz Imamov. On January 16, 2019, the Naberezhnye Chelny City Court of the Republic of Tatarstan ruled in a case against local activist Almaz Imamov. Recall that Imamov was accused under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting national hatred). The case against him was opened in April 2018.

In January 2019, a criminal case under Art. 282 of the Criminal Code against Ismail Ramazanov, who was accused of inciting hatred on the air of the Internet radio Zello. In January 2019, it became known that a court in Crimea had dropped a criminal case against Crimean Tatar activist Ismail Ramazanov. Recall that in January 2018, a case was opened against him under Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting hatred).

In January 2019, a Nigerian native was beaten by unidentified persons in the Leningrad Region. On January 14, 2019, a 41-year-old Nigerian was attacked in the city of Kudrov, Leningrad Region. It is reported that African Henry O. was attacked by unknown persons and beaten. The victim received multiple injuries. He is in the hospital. No robbery was reported. Sources An African was beaten up in Kudrovo // Operational cover. January 16, 2019

In January 2019, a court in the Tomsk Region granted a petition to release blogger Vadim Tyumentsev in connection with the partial decriminalization of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code. On January 16, 2019, the Oktyabrsky District Court of Tomsk considered a petition for the release of local blogger Vadim Tyumentsev, who was previously found guilty under Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting hatred) and Art. 280 of the Criminal Code (public calls for extremism).

Residents of Tomsk oppose the construction of an Orthodox church in the South Gate microdistrict. On January 15, 2019, it became known that the residents Tomsk oppose the construction of an Orthodox church in the microdistrict "Southern gates". Residents of the city would like to be in the center of the microdistrict see a park or playground. Recall that in the summer of 2018, Tomsk deputies opposed the construction of a temple in Zarechye.